DELTA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE – JUNE 2, 2010

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS W HAT IS GIS? GIS is a Geographic Information System. GIS integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS H OMES S CHOOL D ISTRICTS S TREETS Z IP C ODES C ITIES /C OUNTIES

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS GIS identified in the iDelta report as a goal for DRA: “All Local Development Districts (LDDs) in the DRA region will use GIS systems to support the DRA’s regional initiatives in health, transportation, economic and community development, homeland security, disaster pre-event planning and recovery, and other areas. “

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Identify resources, roadblocks (and how to overcome them), planning tools, and goals/outcomes for GIS Develop a model and framework for local governments and governmental agencies to use for investigating, developing and deploying GIS on the local level Build enthusiasm for GIS among local officials to encourage deployment and usage

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Identify resources, roadblocks (and how to overcome them), planning tools, and goals/outcomes for GIS Existing GIS databases for the locality Existing data sets for the locality Possible GIS participants – and how to build coalitions among those participants

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Building Collaborative Relationships:

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Resource identification Funding mechanisms and sources Grants Governmental appropriations Participant contributions Data sales

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Resource identification

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Resource identification Information Technology resources Software vendors Existing IT platforms and resources Local, regional, statewide Personnel Educational programs

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Roadblocks Funding Inter-agency squabbling The “Not In My Sandbox” problem “I paid for it. It’s MINE.” Good, ole fashioned bureaucratic inertia “We’ve always done it this way” “Bob knows everything”

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Roadblocks Lack of data/poor data quality Revealing historic inadequacies Fear of sunshine IT resources Personnel – Training and availability

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Planning Tools What do we start with? Initial layer sets Data gathering Software and hardware Personnel and training – and do we hire a consultant?

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Planning Tools Next steps... Additional layers Data gathering challenges Maintaining momentum Employee buy-in

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Planning Tools Deployment Accessability Inter agency interoperability Employee access/Public Access Updating data Who, how, and how often

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Goals/Outcomes Inter-agency availability Locally Regionally State and beyond DELTA WIDE !!! Cost reductions

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Goals/Outcomes Public availability Web-based service Metadata access Database charges Access charges Long-term sustainability

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Develop a model and framework for local governments and governmental agencies to use for investigating, developing and deploying GIS on the local level Creation of a model GIS framework Build a base data set for deployment throughout the Delta

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Special thanks to: Wes Palmer, Geographic Information Science instructor, Louisiana Tech University Kyle Wyatt, Student Intern, Louisiana Tech University

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Build enthusiasm for GIS among local officials to encourage deployment and usage Or, what can you do with these fancy pictures?

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Economic Development Site Selection Utility availability Land use availability (zoning, etc.) Workforce Identification Transportation Resources

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Utility usage and planning What are existing routes? Expansion planning Correcting outages Infrastructure maintenance and replacement

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Crime analysis and community policing Mapping of crime trends Planning of police routes and schedules Information for property access

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Population mapping Evacuation planning Flood mapping

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS I dentify resources, roadblocks (and how to overcome them), planning tools, and goals/outcomes for GIS D evelop a model and framework for local governments and governmental agencies to use for investigating, developing and deploying GIS on the local level Build enthusiasm for GIS among local officials to encourage deployment and usage Where do we go from here; i.e, how do we implement the recommendations of iDelta?

Build enthusiasm for GIS among local officials to encourage deployment and usage Obtain buy-in from local officials and staff GIS video demonstration using a variation of the skit you saw today Web delivered Jump drive mailed to local officials Local government conferences

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS DRA-wide GIS conference State GIS offices/staff Local GIS offices/staff Local officials who want GIS Software companies Grant funders

DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Goals for DRA-wide GIS conference Demonstrate how to start with GIS Educate about uses for GIS Provide advanced education for existing GIS users Build collaborative relationships among stateand local officials

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DELTA SOURCE BUILDING EXCELLENCE WITH GIS Acknowledgments: DRA-wide mapping project: Wes Palmer & Kyle Wyatt, LaTech Economic Development Slides: Victor Leotta, Leotta-Evers Consulting, LLC GIS background information and slides: Pam Jones, Lincoln Parish Ben Peterson, City of Paducah